Anything about Elvis
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:57 am
I recently got the region 2 dvd for Loving you.To my surprice it turns out to be a full screen presentation but when I saw the movie it looked to me that nothing was missing from the sides, in fact I got more picture than a widscreen!!
Check the pocket on Elvis suit. In region 2 you see the whole pocket and the button.But in region 1 you barely see it!!
same goes for the top 2 more lights in region 2.
But in region 1 on the left ,you see more from the letter A on the sign behind them and on the right you see were the sign ends!!
region 2
region 1
weird?!!
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Post by drjohncarpenter Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:06 am
It may mean the producers of the DVD screwed up the aspect ratio for letterboxed format.
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Post by KiwiAlan Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:08 am
Are these both the NBC versions?
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:11 am
KiwiAlan wrote: Are these both the NBC versions?
the region 2 is nbc, the region 1 I found it online. Could someone make a screen cap from region 1 to compare?
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Post by ekenee Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:28 am
I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:33 am
ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
my thoughts exactly!!so I guess that 2 Marilyn Monroe movies I have in full screen might have the same thing!
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Post by Frankie Teardrop Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:42 am
When widescreen films that utilise the matte process (which masks off part of the camera frame and is then blown up to widescreen size, to avoid the distortions sometimes found in Panavision/Cinemascope) are shown in full screen, it reveals more of the picture than originally intended (sometimes revealing things such as boom mikes).
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Post by Frankie Teardrop Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:43 am
ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:50 am
Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
so that means the "correct" version is a combination of both ?
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Post by Frankie Teardrop Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:54 am
CHR1S wrote: Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
so that means the "correct" version is a combination of both ?
No, the correct version is widescreen, not full screen. You are seeing more picture there than was intended.
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:58 am
Frankie Teardrop wrote:
so in away the full screen version is like a "uncut colectable" in this case.
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Post by drjohncarpenter Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:14 am
Frankie Teardrop wrote: When widescreen films that utilise the matte process (which masks off part of the camera frame and is then blown up to widescreen size, to avoid the distortions sometimes found in Panavision/Cinemascope) are shown in full screen, it reveals more of the picture than originally intended (sometimes revealing things such as boom mikes).
You're absolutely right -- I forgot all about this. Nice post.
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Post by ekenee Thu Jun 17, 2010 4:19 am
Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
You missed my point completely.
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Post by dannyboy1 Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:14 am
Add to this the fact that the top photo (region 2) is out of its correct aspect ratio, with Elvis and Delores looking much too thin. It's like they tried to squeeze the full widescreen angle into the narrower 4:3 frame. Always hate that.
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:07 am
dannyboy1 wrote: Add to this the fact that the top photo (region 2) is out of its correct aspect ratio, with Elvis and Delores looking much too thin. It's like they tried to squeeze the full widescreen angle into the narrower 4:3 frame. Always hate that.
actualy the look thin beacuase when I take screen shots from my dvd player it tends to "push" the image "inside". also don forget that there is more picture from the downside
but in the end do you guys think I should keep this or buy a widescrren version?
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Post by memphisflash Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:34 pm
this is a screen dump I made from the USA widescreen version - seems to me open matte ... looking at this DVD, it about time for a restored blu-ray !
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:05 pm
memphisflash wrote: this is a screen dumb I made from the USA widescreen version - seems to me open matte ... looking at this DVD, it about time for a restored blu-ray !
this is better from the one I found. It seems that both have and missing the same amount of picture depending on the frame.Region 2 more picture on top and bottom.Region 1 more picture left and right. so in a way the ultimate picture frame could come from a combination of both!!
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Post by TONY Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:21 pm
I'd like to own a version of "Double trouble" with The Weire Brothers 'squeezed out'!!
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Post by ekenee Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:52 pm
Both examples have information missing. One from the sides, and the other from the top and bottom.
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Post by CHR1S Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:44 pm
ekenee wrote: Yes, a nice re-release is in order, considering its not in print anymore, and diffiult to find.
are they gonna re-release it? when?
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Post by ColinB Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:19 pm
Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
I have it listed as being 1:78:1..................
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Post by Frankie Teardrop Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:24 pm
ColinB wrote: Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
I have it listed as being 1:78:1..................
Correct, sorry about that!
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Post by Claus Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:45 pm
Frankie Teardrop wrote: ColinB wrote: Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
I have it listed as being 1.78:1..................
Correct, sorry about that!
The r1 dvd is closer to 1.78:1 than 1.85:1. The OAR is 1.85:1 according to imdb. Not that it makes much difference...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050659/technical
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Post by ColinB Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:48 pm
Claus wrote: Frankie Teardrop wrote: ColinB wrote: Frankie Teardrop wrote: ekenee wrote: I have often wondered if they do this on purpose as a kind of "widescreen" scam.
No, the film was shown in 1:85:1 widescreen ratio in cinemas.
I have it listed as being 1.78:1..................
Correct, sorry about that!
The r1 dvd is closer to 1.78:1 than 1.85:1.
The OAR is 1.85:1 according to imdb.
Not that it makes much difference...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050659/technical
Well, it's nice to get it right !
Can't remember where I got the ratio from now........... but I would think the IMDB site would be correct, wouldn't it ?
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Post by Claus Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:15 pm
Imdb isn't always correct but I think it is in this case.
